diff --git a/docs/source/basic_setup.md b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
index d142f99a..f76d6cd5 100644
--- a/docs/source/basic_setup.md
+++ b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This page shows the basic setup for using OpenRAM.
 In general, the OpenRAM compiler has very few dependencies:
 + Git
 + Make
-+ Python 3.6 or higher
++ Python 3.5 or higher
 + Various Python packages (pip install -r requirements.txt)
 + Anaconda
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index c652318a..bb2ede04 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ navigate through the documentation.
 In general, the OpenRAM compiler has very few dependencies:
 + Git
 + Make
-+ Python 3.6 or higher
++ Python 3.5 or higher
 + Various Python packages (pip install -r requirements.txt)
 + Anaconda
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b47d7096..80883771 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ setup(
     author_email="mrg+vlsida@ucsc.edu",
     keywords=[ "sram", "magic", "gds", "netgen", "ngspice", "netlist" ],
     license="BSD 3-Clause",
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.5",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",